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A Member of the ESPN SweetSpot NetworkTue, 06 Dec 2016 04:32:00 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.4By: medfesthttp://itspronouncedlajaway.com/2013/08/15/carrascos-heat-fools-no-one/#comment-22320
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:55:55 +0000http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=10956#comment-22320Let’s all remember that Carrasco had TJ surgery in September of 2011,he should have spent the majority of this season pitching in the minors to reclaim his command and control.Circumstances and his talent(he had some real good outings in Columbus) forced the Indians hand.
His major problem is locating his above average fastball,when he does, his change up and curve are very effective pitches.But he falls behind in the count and starts grooving heaters and giving up hits,just like the graph shows.
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Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:34:14 +0000http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=10956#comment-22317Carrasco is a “thrower”. He cannot “pitch”. He cannot locate and lacks a secondary pitch he can rely on to keep hitters off balance. A 95 MPH fastball with no other pitch is useless. I’d rather see him the bullpen. I don’t know about their statistical comparisons, but he reminds me a lot of Eric Gagne.
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Fri, 16 Aug 2013 04:55:49 +0000http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=10956#comment-22305Cool graph, thanks. In Carrasco’s last start, I saw no attempt to move the ball inside and outside to control both sides of the plate, and no attempt to change the batter’s eye level up and down. Every pitch was down and away, or missed over the plate. He also threw the same pitch (fastball, slider, whatever) several times in a row instead of mixing it up. Maybe he has a very low baseball IQ and doesn’t grasp these concepts, or maybe his elbow hasn’t recovered enough for him to control the ball like that and he’s just trying to throw hard. I don’t know, but it has to stop.
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Fri, 16 Aug 2013 01:38:09 +0000http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=10956#comment-22297Wow, that graph is amazing. great work!
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Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:04:29 +0000http://itspronouncedlajaway.com/?p=10956#comment-22287Nice analysis. And, IIRC, Masterson during that 2009/2010 streak actually pitched OK, but was like last in the AL in run support.
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